Bunzl's CEO is Frank Van Zanten, appointed in Apr 2016, has a tenure of 10.17 years. total yearly compensation is £3.09M, comprised of 34.2% salary and 65.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.13% of the company’s shares, worth $12.46M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6 years and 6 years respectively.
Key information
Frank Van Zanten
Chief executive officer
UK£3.1m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
34.16%
CEO tenure
10.2yrs
CEO ownership
0.1%
Management average tenure
6yrs
Board average tenure
6yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Frank Van Zanten's remuneration changed compared to Bunzl's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
UK£3m
UK£1m
UK£459m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£471m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£484m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£492m
Dec 31 2024
UK£5m
UK£1m
UK£500m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£494m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£488m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£507m
Dec 31 2023
UK£6m
UK£995k
UK£526m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£508m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£490m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£482m
Dec 31 2022
UK£5m
UK£940k
UK£474m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
UK£464m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
UK£453m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
UK£448m
Dec 31 2021
UK£4m
UK£913k
UK£443m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£449m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£456m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£443m
Dec 31 2020
UK£3m
UK£887k
UK£430m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
UK£405m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
UK£380m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
UK£364m
Dec 31 2019
UK£3m
UK£862k
UK£349m
Compensation vs Market: Frank's total compensation ($USD4.16M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.74M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Frank's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Frank Van Zanten (59 yo)
10.2yrs
Tenure
UK£3,089,500
Compensation
Mr. Frank Andre Van Zanten, MBA, is a Member of Supervisory Board at Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. since April 8, 2020. He has been Chief Executive Officer at Bunzl plc since April 20, 2016. Mr. van Zant...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Frank Van Zanten
CEO & Executive Director
10.2yrs
UK£3.09m
0.13% $ 12.5m
Richard Howes
CFO & Executive Director
6.4yrs
UK£1.71m
0.051% $ 5.1m
Mark Jordan
Group Chief Information Officer
no data
no data
no data
Sunita Entwisle
Head of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Suzanne Jefferies
Group General Counsel
5.7yrs
no data
no data
Andrew Mooney
Director of Corporate Development
no data
no data
0.035% $ 3.4m
Diana Breeze
Director of Group Human Resources
7.4yrs
no data
no data
Jonathan Taylor
Managing Director of Latin America
no data
no data
no data
James McCool
Chief Executive Officer of North America
no data
no data
no data
Alberto Grau
Managing Director of Continental Europe
no data
no data
no data
Scott Mayne
MD of Asia Pacific & Business Area Head
3.4yrs
no data
no data
Dale Stokes
Managing Director of UK & Ireland
1.9yrs
no data
no data
6.0yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: BZLF.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (6 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Frank Van Zanten
CEO & Executive Director
10.3yrs
UK£3.09m
0.13% $ 12.5m
Richard Howes
CFO & Executive Director
6.4yrs
UK£1.71m
0.051% $ 5.1m
Daniela Soares
Independent Non-Executive Director
1.5yrs
UK£86.30k
0.00030% $ 29.8k
Pamela Kirby
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
3.8yrs
UK£104.90k
0.00056% $ 55.6k
Vinodka Murria
Independent Non-Executive Director
6yrs
UK£86.30k
no data
Peter Ventress
Chairman of the Board
7yrs
UK£428.00k
0.0034% $ 342.5k
Stephan Nanninga
Independent Non-Executive Director
9.1yrs
UK£102.00k
0.0031% $ 309.7k
Julia Wilson
Independent Non-Executive Director
1.5yrs
UK£101.30k
0.00087% $ 86.4k
Jacqueline Simmonds
Independent Non-Executive Director
3.3yrs
UK£111.00k
0.0011% $ 113.2k
6.0yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: BZLF.F's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/02 18:35
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/13 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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